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| SGU Episode 924 |
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| March 25th 2023 |
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"Rolls-Royce Holdings says it's developing a micro-nuclear reactor that the company hopes could be a source of fuel for long trips to the Moon and Mars."[1] |
| Skeptical Rogues |
| S: Steven Novella |
B: Bob Novella |
C: Cara Santa Maria |
J: Jay Novella |
E: Evan Bernstein |
| Quote of the Week |
Whenever we propose a solution to a problem, we ought to try as hard as we can to overthrow our solution, rather than defend it. |
Karl Popper, Austrian-British philosopher and social commentator |
| Links |
| Download Podcast |
| Show Notes |
| Forum Discussion |
Introduction, 3/23/23, universal time, climate changes
Voice-over: You're listening to the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, your escape to reality.
... analemma[link needed]
What's the Word? (8:49)
... _text_re_cara_not_knowing_word_jackal_ [link needed]
News Items
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B:
C:
J:
E:
(laughs) (laughter) (applause) [inaudible]
Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine (14:54)
Tik Tok and Misinformation (23:03)
3D Printed Rocket (33:06)
Beethoven's Hair (45:30)
Uranus Moons with Subsurface Oceans (56:23)
Questions/Emails/Corrections/Follow-ups
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Followup #1: 'Oumuamua (1:05:23)
Who's That Noisy? (1:11:57)
_text_re_Bee_culture_magazine_writeup_
New Noisy (1:16:34)
[Crackling and background buzzing with buzzing hums]
Announcements (1:17:26)
Science or Fiction (1:23:33)
Theme: Random facts
Item #1: The shortest regular commercial flight lasts just 53 seconds.[6]
Item #2: Researchers discovered a 1,500 year old human coprolite (fossilized feces) that contained a whole rattlesnake[7]
Item #3: The Morse code signal "SOS" does not stand for "save our ship", but originally was meant to stand for “SalvO aSinus” which is latin for "save our ass".[8]
| Answer | Item |
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| Fiction | SOS meaning |
| Science | Shortest commercial flight |
| Science | Whole rattlesnake in poop |
| Host | Result |
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| Steve | win |
| Rogue | Guess |
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Evan | SOS meaning |
Bob | Whole rattlesnake in poop |
Cara | SOS meaning |
Jay | SOS meaning |
Voice-over: It's time for Science or Fiction.
Evan's Response
Bob's Response
Cara's Response
Jay's Response
Steve Explains Item #1
Steve Explains Item #3
Steve Explains Item #2
Skeptical Quote of the Week (1:41:44)
Whenever we propose a solution to a problem, we ought to try as hard as we can to overthrow our solution, rather than defend it.
– from The Logic of Scientific Discovery, by Karl Popper (1902-1994), Austrian-British philosopher, academic and social commentator
Signoff
S: —and until next week, this is your Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.
S: Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is produced by SGU Productions, dedicated to promoting science and critical thinking. For more information, visit us at theskepticsguide.org. Send your questions to info@theskepticsguide.org. And, if you would like to support the show and all the work that we do, go to patreon.com/SkepticsGuide and consider becoming a patron and becoming part of the SGU community. Our listeners and supporters are what make SGU possible.
Today I Learned
- Fact/Description, possibly with an article reference[9]
- Fact/Description
- Fact/Description
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gizmodo: Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Power Quick Trips to the Moon and Mars
- ↑ PopSci: TikTok is taking on the conspiracy theorists
- ↑ Neurologica: 3D Printed Rocket Launches
- ↑ Washington Post: Beethoven's DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans
- ↑ Space.com: Two moons of Uranus may have active subsurface oceans
- ↑ Wikipedia: Westray to Papa Westray flight
- ↑ Smithsonian Magazine: This 1,500-Year-Old Chunk of Fossilized Human Poop Contains Remains of a Whole Rattlesnake
- ↑ Mental Floss: What Does “SOS” Stand For?
- ↑ [url_for_TIL publication: title]
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